Players may cast spells that they know Vexing Bauble will counter
Best sources for 1st Edition Pokemon cards: eBay (largest selection of 1st Ed Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Rocket), high-end auction houses like PWCC and Goldin (PSA 10 graded 1st Editions), Double Holo (authenticated 1st Edition holos), and card shows (inspect authenticity in person)
Discord user and part-time battery resizer Immewnity of how they found some interesting pictures of card design on a TPCi graphic designers portfolio
However, some sets stay around far longer than one would expect, which makes fans wonder what went wrong with those product releases
You could be getting 10+ +1/+1 counters on each creature you control with ease
Pokemon TCG's first run, Base Set, is home to some of the most expensive cards ever released in the games history